# 2009–10 Livingston F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Livingston's first season back in the Third Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Overview

Livingston went into administration on 24 July 2009 as the club was unable to pay bills of £330,000 in rent. The club previously went into administration in 2004. Despite a takeover the First Division club were deemed to be in breach of SFL rules and were relegated to the Scottish Third Division. The club appealed the decision which led to refusal to play their new third division fixtures whilst it was heard. The appeal to the SFL upheld the original decision. On 7 September 2009 a further appeal to the SFA was dismissed. Livingston won the Third Division by 15 points over nearest team Forfar Athletic. Chairman Gordon McDougall apologised to the other clubs in the division saying that It wasn’t our choice to have players on First Division wages in the Third Division and it was distinctly unfair that a full-time club was thrust upon the others clubs in the division.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### Scottish Cup
## Statistics
### Squad

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Third Division | Third Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Darren Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Roddy McKenzie | 38 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Craig McDowall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Cameron MacDonald | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Chris Innes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Neil Hastings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Talbot | 38 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Paul Watson | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jonathan Brown | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ewan Moyes | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NIR | Danny Griffin | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Andy Halliday | 37 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Sinclair | 35 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Anthony McParland | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Liam Fox | 37 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | RSA | Keaghan Jacobs | 40 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | RSA | Kyle Jacobs | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | RSA | Sheldon Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | RSA | Devon Jacobs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Chris Malone | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Hamill | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Barr | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Torrance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe McKee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Stephen Husband | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Marc McNulty | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Armand One | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Robbie Winters | 40 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Winters | 18 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Raffaele De Vita | 32 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Hamilton | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | Trialists | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
| Position | Name | Third Division | Third Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Ramsden's Cup | Ramsden's Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Darren Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Roddy McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Craig McDowall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Cameron MacDonald | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| DF | Chris Innes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Neil Hastings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Jason Talbot | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Jonathan Brown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| DF | Ewan Moyes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Danny Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Halliday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | David Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Anthony McParland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Liam Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Keaghan Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Kyle Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Sheldon Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Devon Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Chris Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Joe Hamill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Bobby Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Torrance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Joe McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Steve Tosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Marc McNulty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Armand One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Robbie Winters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Raffaele De Vita | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Jim Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 78 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic (P, O) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 63 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 61 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 51 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 50 | |
* ↑ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.